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Tunnel-web spider

Tunnel-web spider

Tunnel-web spiders (Porrhothele antipodianna) are found throughout New Zealand, often under logs.They are related to tarantulas, and are a harmless close relative of the poisonous Australian funnel-web spider.

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Photograph by Simon Pollard

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Simon Pollard. 'Spiders and other arachnids', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 15-Nov-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/spiders-and-other-arachnids/3/1